Since most people here are clamoring for realism, I just want to look at how the offense in Madden uses motion. Is it really sim? I love the option to motion any player I want at the line of scrimmage, but if we look at how NFL teams use motion, it’s not realistic. A couple examples:
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You come out in I Form Normal, running a Power O to the right. Here is your formation:
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A common Madden strategy over the past 10 years or so is to motion the WR from the right to the left to help determine if the defense is in man or zone, and if the defense is in man, the CB on that side will obviously follow. This is important in Madden because not having a CB to the play side kind of “breaks” the run defense. The OLB or SS rarely makes the adjustment to have contain on that side, and it’s often an opening for a big run. This is not an uncommon strategy in the real NFL, but in video game life, the CPU (or human for that matter) is rarely able to make the proper adjustments.
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If the defense is in zone, another common move would be to audible back to the original play and keep the WR on his original side. It’s bad Madden strategy to motion the WR opposite playside unless he’s taking the CB with him.
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Here’s why it’s not really sim: the motion that occurs on an NFL play is pre-determined, not a last minute adjustment at the line. Every now and then the QB will have a bad play call and maybe motion a TE to the backfield to help with blitz pick up, but for the most part, the motion is called in the huddle.
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So I propose making the motion predetermined in Madden as well. I’d like to have an extra screen right after the play call where every motion for that formation is available to be selected. So it would look like this:
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Play: I Form Normal Power O
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Motion Options (Would have diagrams):
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Z Across
Z Short
X Short
Y Across
Y Return
FB Right
FB Left
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So the motion would be selected before going to the line, just as it should be. I’d like to see a similar option on defense where the play is selected, followed by various pre-snap looks. I’ll post on that soon.
Any thoughts?
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</OYou come out in I Form Normal, running a Power O to the right. Here is your formation:
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</OA common Madden strategy over the past 10 years or so is to motion the WR from the right to the left to help determine if the defense is in man or zone, and if the defense is in man, the CB on that side will obviously follow. This is important in Madden because not having a CB to the play side kind of “breaks” the run defense. The OLB or SS rarely makes the adjustment to have contain on that side, and it’s often an opening for a big run. This is not an uncommon strategy in the real NFL, but in video game life, the CPU (or human for that matter) is rarely able to make the proper adjustments.
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</OIf the defense is in zone, another common move would be to audible back to the original play and keep the WR on his original side. It’s bad Madden strategy to motion the WR opposite playside unless he’s taking the CB with him.
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</OHere’s why it’s not really sim: the motion that occurs on an NFL play is pre-determined, not a last minute adjustment at the line. Every now and then the QB will have a bad play call and maybe motion a TE to the backfield to help with blitz pick up, but for the most part, the motion is called in the huddle.
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</OSo I propose making the motion predetermined in Madden as well. I’d like to have an extra screen right after the play call where every motion for that formation is available to be selected. So it would look like this:
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</OMotion Options (Would have diagrams):
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</OZ Across
Z Short
X Short
Y Across
Y Return
FB Right
FB Left
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</OSo the motion would be selected before going to the line, just as it should be. I’d like to see a similar option on defense where the play is selected, followed by various pre-snap looks. I’ll post on that soon.
Any thoughts?
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